Tadashi Sawashima
Known For: Directing
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: May 19, 1926
Day of Death: January 27, 2018 (92 years old)
Place of Birth: Shiga Prefecture, Japan
Tadashi Sawashima (沢島 忠, Sawashima Tadashi) (19 May 1926 – 27 January 2018) was a Japanese film director and theatre director. He directed films from the 1950s to the 1970s. He died on 27 January 2018 of multiple organ failure at the age of 91. Sawashima was born in Kotō, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. He joined the Toei Studio in 1950 and worked as an assistant director under Masahiro Makino and Kunio Watanabe before debuting as a director in 1957 with Torawakamaru the Koga Ninja. He is most known for his work in Toei's ninkyo eiga series, but he also directed entertainment jidaigeki featuring Hibari Misora, Chiemi Eri, and Kinnosuke Nakamura. He directed his last film in 1977, and mostly directed stage productions after that. In his final years, he had been attempting to film a version of the Chushingura story, but did not succeed. He was given a Special Award at the 40th Japan Academy Prize ceremony in 2017 for his career in cinema. He directed 49 films and wrote nine screenplays.
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Screenplay
Case of a Young Lord 9: Black Camellia
Screenplay
A Young Warrior on Mount Fuji
Director
Lord Mito: Struggle of Suke and Kaku
Screenplay
Lord Mito: Struggle of Suke and Kaku
Director
Bride of White Castle
Screenplay
Bride of White Castle
Director
The Shogun and the Fishmonger
Director
A Young Warrior on Mount Fuji
Director
Case of a Young Lord 9: Black Camellia
1960
Director
Case of Umon: Hell’s Windmill
Director
Ishimatsu: the One-Eyed Avenger
Screenplay
Case of Umon: Hell’s Windmill
Screenplay
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 3
Director
Unwieldy Brothers
Director
The Pirates
Screenplay
Unwieldy Brothers
Director
Scarier than the Devil
Screenplay
Ishimatsu: the One-Eyed Avenger
Screenplay
Scarier than the Devil
Director
Samurai Vagabonds
1959
Screenplay
Diary of a Wandering Lord
Director
One-Eyed Wolf
Director
The Edo Official and Apprentice
Director
Isshin Tasuke: A Man Among Men
Director
House of Spider Webs
Screenplay
One-Eyed Wolf
Screenplay
Gentle Breeze
Director
Gentle Breeze
Director
Diary of a Wandering Lord
Screenplay
The Edo Official and Apprentice
